I was the first cyclist to jump a red light

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Now just look at the anarchy I’ve spawned. If only I could turn the clock back...

Just as epidemics have what researchers call an “index case” and the media
prefers more colourfully to term a “patient zero”, so social phenomena can
often be attributed to a single person. A Canadian flight attendant called
Gaetan Dugas (1953-1984), combining as he did a voracious sexual appetite
and the means to travel widely and frequently, is thought by many to have
been a key influence in the spread of HIV/Aids. In fashion, one person must
have been first to wear, say, Crocs. Or Ugg boots. Or shorts with tights
underneath. All jokes have to be made up by someone,